Glen Hunt (Courtesy photo)
ASHEBORO – Glen Hunt will fill the role as interim coach of Asheboro’s baseball team for the 2025 season.
The school announced that Brad Rudisill, who was hired in June, is taking a leave of absence from coaching due to family matters.
“We deeply respect and support his decision and look forward to reconvening with him around the middle of April to discuss the future of his head coaching career here at Asheboro High School,” athletics director Wes Berrier said.
Hunt, 55, is a veteran coach in the area and served last season as an Asheboro assistant to Brett Hoogkamp, whose final season included a 9-17 record.
“It wasn’t the plan (to be in charge),” Hunt said. “Kind of thrown back into it.”
Hunt is in his second school year at Asheboro, arriving as part of football coach Calvin Brown’s staff. He had been with Brown at Providence Grove.
Hunt spent plenty of time in the dugout with Providence Grove baseball teams. He was an assistant coach under Jerry Kidd and then held the position of head coach of the Patriots from 2020-23. His 2023 team had a 14-11 record. Hunt is also a former Bishop McGuinness coach.
Hunt stayed involved with high school baseball at Asheboro.
“At least I’m familiar with all the guys coming back,” he said.
Last year’s roster was packed with underclassmen and the youth component will likely remain for the 2025 season.
“We were young,” Hunt said. “We’ve got to develop some more pitching.”
Hunt said he also hopes it’s a benefit that he has an understanding of the team’s connection with city-owned McCrary Park, where the team plays.
Hunt said the Blue Comets’ non-conference schedule will include two-time reigning Class 1A state champion Uwharrie Charter Academy. Asheboro won’t play Providence Grove as that series has remained dormant since last playing in 2018.
Rudisill most recently had been Bunker Hill’s coach with a previous stop as Davie County’s coach. He’ll remain a teacher for exceptional children at Asheboro.
